Spiral Minaret of the Great Mosque of Samarra
Samarra is a city in Iraq which stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Saladin Governorate. During the Middle Ages, it served as the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate for a period of nearly sixty years, between 836 and 892.[1] It was also the birthplace of the Hidden One Basim Ibn Ishaq, the human incarnation of the Isu Loki.[2][3]
The city housed the famous Great Mosque of Samarra, built between 848 and 851 on the order of Caliph al-Mutawakkil, until it was largely destroyed during the Mongol invasion of Iraq in 1278. Only the mosque's outer wall and minaret have been preserved.[4]
Behind the scenes[]
In an interview with Arabhardware, Lead Producer Fabian Salomon was asked why Assassin's Creed: Mirage would be set in Baghdad rather than the Abbasid Caliphate's capital of Samarra, and whether players would be able to visit it in any capacity. In response, he said that the developers wanted to explore Baghdad because of its rich architecture and culture from being a central trade location along the Silk Road. He went on to say that while a few areas just outside the city would also be open to players, Samarra was not in that list.[5]
Appearances[]
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed: Mirage (mentioned only)
- Echoes of History (mentioned only)
References[]
- ↑
Samarra on Wikipedia
- ↑
Assassin's Creed Mirage on Ubisoft's official website (backup link)
- ↑ Assassin’s Creed Mirage: Developer Trailer Breakdown | #UbiForward on the Ubisoft YouTube channel. "So we are 20 years before Valhalla, around 20 years. Basim is around 17 years old, on the trailer here. It's actually the beginning of the game."
- ↑ Great Mosque of Samarra on Wikipedia
- ↑ Arabhardware (12 September 2022). تفاصيل حصرية عن Assassin's Creed Mirage من مقابلتنا مع مدير الإنتاج! (in Arabic). Arabhardware. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved on 14 September 2022.
